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Petal Pusher by Laurie Lindeen, 2007 First Hardcover Edition Zuzu's Petals 1990s
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- Condition
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- Seller Notes
- “Book, jacket in very good shape. Bottom of book has black marker stripe.”
- Era
- 1990s
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780743292320
- Book Title
- Petal Pusher : a Rock and Roll Cinderella Story
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Atria Books
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
- Topic
- Women, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women's Studies
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 15.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Set in the years between the meteoric launches of Madonna and Courtney Love, "Petal Pusher" takes readers on a stirring journey across rock and roll, from the big-haired 1980s to the grunge-filled 1990s, when Laurie Lindeen brought her all-girl band, Zuzu's Petals, to compete in the indie rock arena. Minneapolis in the eighties was a musical hotbed, the land of 10,000 lakes and 10,000 bands that gave birth to Prince, the Replacements, and Soul Asylum. For Laurie Lindeen it was the perfect place to launch her rock-and-roll dream. She moved to the city with her best friends Phyll ("Annie Oakley meets Patsy Cline") and Coleen ("former cheerleader gone off the arty deep end") to crash in decrepit apartments and coax punk rock from crappy used guitars. But unbeknownst to her friends, Laurie has a secret in her past -- a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis that fuels her passion to make it big on the local, national, and international rock scene. With inspiring determination, Laurie and her Zuzu's Petals survive the many challenges of being underdogs in a man's world. Then Laurie is thrown a curveball when she falls for Paul Westerberg of Replacements fame and reevaluates exactly what it means to "make it big." By turns hilarious and heartrending, "Petal Pusher" is a brilliant behind-the-scenes look at music on the front lines, and the awe-inspiring tale of one woman's fight against disease and the disillusionment of life in the rock underground.
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Publisher
Atria Books
ISBN-10
0743292324
ISBN-13
9780743292320
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57114423
Product Key Features
Book Title
Petal Pusher : a Rock and Roll Cinderella Story
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women's Studies
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz
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"Laurie Lindeen writes the same way Zuzu's Petals used to rock: With authentic detail, endearing sincerity, and the innate ability to reflect a certain place at a certain time (with a voice that belongs only to her)." -- Chuck Klosterman, author of Fargo Rock City, "Petal Pusheris so personal and true, like the best music and the best writing. Laurie Lindeen is the rarest combination of both -- an author who knows how to put her musical soul on every page of this wonderful book. It's a road trip, a diary, and a beautiful dance through the elixir-filled rooms where music is made, greatness is courted . . . and finally found in the quiet perfection of Lindeen's own life."-- Cameron Crowe, " Petal Pusher is so personal and true, like the best music and the best writing. Laurie Lindeen is the rarest combination of both -- an author who knows how to put her musical soul on every page of this wonderful book. It's a road trip, a diary, and a beautiful dance through the elixir-filled rooms where music is made, greatness is courted . . . and finally found in the quiet perfection of Lindeen's own life." -- Cameron Crowe, "Laurie Lindeen has deftly swirled a whole generation's angst and idealism into a wild ride of a road book that redefines the genre. Indie rock is the landscape, but American ardor is the subject. By turns comic and bittersweet, Petal Pusher introduces a vibrant new voice that renews the abiding American longing for the big time -- finally a girl as Gatsby! But this girl doesn't die, and she doesn't lie. She gets her second chance -- and uses it. A beauty of a book." -- Patricia Hampl, "Laurie Lindeen writes beautifully about both sides of the rock and roll mirror -- how it feels to be in the audience looking up and what it's like on the stage looking down. She writes with the honesty of a Who song, the humor of the Ramones, and the eye for detail of Joni Mitchell. "Petal Pusher" is music set to words."-- Bill Flanagan, author of "A&R: A Novel" and "New Bedlam", "Laurie Lindeen has deftly swirled a whole generation's angst and idealism into a wild ride of a road book that redefines the genre. Indie rock is the landscape, but American ardor is the subject. By turns comic and bittersweet,Petal Pusherintroduces a vibrant new voice that renews the abiding American longing for the big time -- finally a girl as Gatsby! But this girl doesn't die, and she doesn't lie. She gets her second chance -- and uses it. A beauty of a book."-- Patricia Hampl, ""Petal Pusher" is so personal and true, like the best music and the best writing. Laurie Lindeen is the rarest combination of both -- an author who knows how to put her musical soul on every page of this wonderful book. It's a road trip, a diary, and a beautiful dance through the elixir-filled rooms where music is made, greatness is courted . . . and finally found in the quiet perfection of Lindeen's own life."-- Cameron Crowe, "My copy ofPetal Pusherhas exactly two dog-eared pages, because I was so riveted that I only managed to put the book down twice (and only for necessities like food and water). The events inPetal Pusherare like some fantastic, dramatic movie -- but at the same time, every anecdote is so relatable, and the writing so intimate, that you may feel, as I did, that Laurie Lindeen has somehow read through your own journal entries and raided them for material. I love this book."-- Jane Pratt, founding editor ofSassyandJanemagazines, "Laurie Lindeen writes the same way Zuzu's Petals used to rock: With authentic detail, endearing sincerity, and the innate ability to reflect a certain place at a certain time (with a voice that belongs only to her)."-- Chuck Klosterman, author ofFargo Rock City, "Laurie Lindeen has deftly swirled a whole generation's angst and idealism into a wild ride of a road book that redefines the genre. Indie rock is the landscape, but American ardor is the subject. By turns comic and bittersweet, "Petal Pusher" introduces a vibrant new voice that renews the abiding American longing for the big time -- finally a girl as Gatsby! But this girl doesn't die, and she doesn't lie. She gets her second chance -- and uses it. A beauty of a book."-- Patricia Hampl, "Laurie Lindeen writes beautifully about both sides of the rock and roll mirror -- how it feels to be in the audience looking up and what it's like on the stage looking down. She writes with the honesty of a Who song, the humor of the Ramones, and the eye for detail of Joni Mitchell. Petal Pusher is music set to words." -- Bill Flanagan, author of A&R: A Novel and New Bedlam, "My copy of Petal Pusher has exactly two dog-eared pages, because I was so riveted that I only managed to put the book down twice (and only for necessities like food and water). The events in Petal Pusher are like some fantastic, dramatic movie -- but at the same time, every anecdote is so relatable, and the writing so intimate, that you may feel, as I did, that Laurie Lindeen has somehow read through your own journal entries and raided them for material. I love this book." -- Jane Pratt, founding editor of Sassy and Jane magazines, "Laurie Lindeen writes the same way Zuzu's Petals used to rock: With authentic detail, endearing sincerity, and the innate ability to reflect a certain place at a certain time (with a voice that belongs only to her)."-- Chuck Klosterman, author of "Fargo Rock City", "Laurie Lindeen writes beautifully about both sides of the rock and roll mirror -- how it feels to be in the audience looking up and what it's like on the stage looking down. She writes with the honesty of a Who song, the humor of the Ramones, and the eye for detail of Joni Mitchell.Petal Pusheris music set to words."-- Bill Flanagan, author ofA&R: A NovelandNew Bedlam, "My copy of "Petal Pusher" has exactly two dog-eared pages, because I was so riveted that I only managed to put the book down twice (and only for necessities like food and water). The events in "Petal Pusher" are like some fantastic, dramatic movie -- but at the same time, every anecdote is so relatable, and the writing so intimate, that you may feel, as I did, that Laurie Lindeen has somehow read through your own journal entries and raided them for material. I love this book."-- Jane Pratt, founding editor of "Sassy" and "Jane" magazines
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